Wuppertal
Wuppertal ranks 957th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bellshill, Manisa, and Jyväskylä. Memorable people born in Wuppertal include Johannes Rau, Udo Dirkschneider, and Erich Ribbeck. Memorable people who died in Wuppertal include Pina Bausch, Richard Neutra, and Kurt Franz. Wuppertal has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many military personnels, and dancers. Wuppertal is located in Germany.
Wuppertal is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with a population of 355,000. Wuppertal is the seventh-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia and 17th-largest in Germany. It was founded in 1929 by the merger of Elberfeld, Barmen, Ronsdorf, Cronenberg and Vohwinkel, and was initially "Barmen-Elberfeld" before adopting its present name in 1930. It is the capital and largest city of the Bergisches Land. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1904 and 1990, Wuppertal was the birth place of 15 globally memorable people, including Johannes Rau, Udo Dirkschneider, and Erich Ribbeck. Additionaly, 10 globally memorable people have passed away in Wuppertal including Pina Bausch, Richard Neutra, and Kurt Franz.
People Born in Wuppertal
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Johannes Rau
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2006
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 1
Udo Dirkschneider
SINGER
1952 - Present
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 2
Erich Ribbeck
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 3
Tom Tykwer
FILM DIRECTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 4
Alice Schwarzer
WRITER
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 5
Ilse Steppat
ACTOR
1917 - 1969
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 6
Ian Ashley
RACING DRIVER
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 7
Grete Stern
PHOTOGRAPHER
1904 - 1999
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 8
Wolf Erlbruch
WRITER
1948 - 2022
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 9
Christian Lindner
POLITICIAN
1979 - Present
HPI: 44.47
Rank: 10
Gonzalo Castro
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 11
Holger Fach
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 38.39
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Wuppertal
Go to all RankingsIlse Steppat
ACTOR
1917 - 1969
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 6
Wolf Erlbruch
WRITER
1948 - 2022
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 9
Holger Fach
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 38.39
Rank: 12
Sandy Mölling
SINGER
1981 - Present
HPI: 32.42
Rank: 13
People Deceased in Wuppertal
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Pina Bausch
DANCER
1940 - 2009
HPI: 67.77
Rank: 1
Richard Neutra
ARCHITECT
1892 - 1970
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 2
Kurt Franz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1914 - 1998
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 3
Stephen Timoshenko
ENGINEER
1878 - 1972
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 4
Michael Lippert
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1969
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 5
Peter Brötzmann
MUSICIAN
1941 - 2023
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 6
Johann Carl Fuhlrott
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1803 - 1877
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 7
Herbert Runge
BOXER
1913 - 1986
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 8
Wolf Erlbruch
WRITER
1948 - 2022
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 9
Helmut Braselmann
HANDBALL PLAYER
1911 - 1993
HPI: 42.98
Rank: 10
Newly Added People Deceased in Wuppertal
Go to all RankingsMichael Lippert
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1969
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 5
Wolf Erlbruch
WRITER
1948 - 2022
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 9
Helmut Braselmann
HANDBALL PLAYER
1911 - 1993
HPI: 42.98
Rank: 10
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Wuppertal were soccer players (4), politicians (3), singers (2), writers (2), and film directors (1), while most who died were military personnels (2), dancers (1), architects (1), engineers (1), and musicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Wuppertal, including Erich Ribbeck, Gonzalo Castro, and Holger Fach. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Wuppertal, including Erich Ribbeck, Gonzalo Castro, and Holger Fach.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Wuppertal since 1700.
